ås

See also: ås', aas, Aas, AAS, AAs, áas, A/As, and Appendix:Variations of "as"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːs/, [ɔːˀs]

Noun

ås c (singular definite åsen, plural indefinite åse)

1. esker, ridge
2. purlin
3. beam

Inflection

Declension of ås

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ås	åsen	åse	åsene
genitive	ås'	åsens	åses	åsenes

Noun

ås c

1. indefinite genitive singular of å

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Norwegian Bokmål

ås

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

1. an esker
2. a hill

Derived terms

• esing (from a different meaning)
• åskam
• åsside

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åser, definite plural åsene)

1. (construction) a roof beam
2. an axle on a wheel or grindstone
3. the part that connects the runners of the sled to the top of the sled

Synonyms

• (roof beam): takås
• (axel): aksel

Derived terms

• (roof beam): mønsås, møneås (“the beam at the ridge of a pitched roof”)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse áss ǫ́ss

Noun

ås (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

See also

• van (“Vanir”)

References

• “ås” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  
• “ås” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural åsar, definite plural åsane)

1. a hill
2. an esker

Derived terms

• esing (from a different meaning)
• åskam
• åsside

References

• “ås” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse áss, ǫ́ss.

Noun

ås m (definite singular åsen, indefinite plural æser, definite plural æsene)

1. (Norse mythology) one of the Æsir

References

• “ås” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse áss.

Noun

ås c

1. an esker, a ridge
2. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of å

Declension

Declension of ås
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ås	åsen	åsar	åsarna
Genitive	ås	åsens	åsars	åsarnas

Related terms

• åsrygg
• rullstensås
• takås

Anagrams

• så

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